Center for Neighborhood Technology

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a local and national resource and innovator advancing urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy. The organization seeks to build more livable and sustainable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. With this award, CNT (a) explores how to adapt its operating model to best serve community-based organizations and (b) obtains racial equity training for its staff.

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a local and a national resource and innovator advancing urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy. The organization seeks to build more livable and sustainable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. With this award, CNT convenes supporters and Chicago residents to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Since its founding in Chicago in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has been a local and a national resource and innovator advancing urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy. The organization seeks to build more livable and sustainable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. It does so by delivering technical assistance, research, data tools and solutions, and on-the-ground demonstrations to address environmental and social challenges. Grant funding enables CNT to flexibly respond to requests for assistance from neighborhoods, local governments, and collaborations across the Chicago region. It pursues innovative solutions in such areas as economic development, water management, infrastructure improvements, and transit-oriented development.

To participate in The Preservation Compact (over three years).

To upgrade technology hardware and analytic software, improve communications capacity, expand resource development, and establish a reserve fund.

In support of activities related to the Preservation Compact (over three years).

In support of general operations.

In support of the Chicagoland Transportation and Air Quality Commission (over three years).

To support the Partnership for Regional Livability.

To convene a regional forum of the Metropolitan Initiative in South Florida.

To support research on public policies that promote metropolitan quality of life.

In support of general operations (over three years).

To support the Location Efficient Mortgage Program.

To support the Chicago Community Information Project, a community-based information network.

To support the Chicago Mutual Housing Network's Tenant Ownership Program, which links tenant organizing and neighborhood housing intervention strategies with the development of housing cooperatives (over two years).

To support the Chicago Mutual Housing Network, which provides training and technical assistance services to promote tenant-owned and -managed housing cooperatives.

In support of general operations (over three years).

To support the Tenant Ownership Program.

To support a strategy for making "The Neighborhood Works" more sustainable financially, and to expand circulation and readership.

In support of general operations of "The Neighborhood Works" (over three years).

To support research and public information concerning the Scavenger Sale (over two years).

To support the Chicago Energy Commission's work.

To support the Neighborhood Economy Program in three community areas.

To publish "The Neighborhood Works" (over three years).

To support research and program development activities.